as in specialty
something for which a person shows a special talent
doing funny impressions of people has always been my forte
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Recent Examples of forte
United’s Opportunity To Roll The Dice From a financial standpoint, United’s forte is generating money.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Signings, with only a few exceptions, were mostly done on a free — this was already a forte of Marotta’s at Juventus.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fact, to parallel this phenomenon, many software giants are also entering new territories which were perhaps previously considered not their forte.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Artistic flair is your forte today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025
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Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Signings, with only a few exceptions, were mostly done on a free — this was already a forte of Marotta’s at Juventus.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
In fact, to parallel this phenomenon, many software giants are also entering new territories which were perhaps previously considered not their forte.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Read the full Capricorn Daily Horoscope Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Artistic flair is your forte today!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for forte
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forte
Noun
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The diversification of financial securities under blockchain protocols is precisely the specialty of these protocols.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The medieval sword was given to a specialty conservation workshop for further preservation and analysis, Science in Poland said in a July 4 news release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
July 4,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2025
Noun
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My partner’s speciality is pasta: the fresh, handmade kind, delicately sheeted and crimped into intricate shapes.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Local specialities reared on these soils—a treasure trove of black Périgord truffles, pâtés, foie gras, walnuts, cheeses, cep mushrooms, and strawberries.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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“Forte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forte. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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